"Don’t let an industry and a society that downplays our ability with money stop you from learning about it, talking about it, doing things about it.” - Kristine Beese Kristine Beese is on a mission to get a financial plan into the hands of every woman. You might be thinking, “How does she aim to achieve this?” By helping women understand how the choices they make today with their “now money” will affect their future money. Kristine holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, an Engin...

To honour the release of The Ambition Penalty, we’re bringing back this chat with author Stefanie O’Connell, an award-winning writer and journalist covering money, power and ambition in the press and one of our favourite newsletters, Too Ambitious. Stefanie’s research has never been more important. She uses data to expose how power and gender collide to keep women “in their place,” and shows how liberating women’s ambitions can liberate us all. In The Ambition Penalty, a phrase she defines as...

“The tradwife movement and the girlboss movement are very similar… A lot more similar than I think people realize, because they're rooted in the same desire, which is a desire for stability.” - Hanna Horvath Certified Financial Planner Hanna Horvath, one of our favourite writers in the personal finance space, has long been exploring the psychology, systems, and social influences behind money decisions in the Wall Street Journal, on CNBC, and in her incredible newsletter, Your Brain On Money. ...

“When we're more transparent about talking about money, that benefits us—not the system.” - Hanna Horvath In the modern world, financial education is at our fingertips, yet many of us still struggle with our relationship with money. Why? The issue isn’t a lack of information — it’s a behavioural one, and the realization sent this week’s guest down a rabbit hole to understand the psychology of decision-making. It turns out, there’s no bottom. Certified Financial Planner Hanna Horvath, on...

"I love money!" - How many of us can confidently say that? Huntsville, Muskoka native Bree Payne, for one. A passionate personal finance advocate and dental hygienist, she’s one half of a "savings-obsessed couple" balancing the pursuit of FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) with a transition to a career in influencing. On a mission to inspire you to be healthy and wealthy, Bree’s creating content about money, fashion, and life in your 30s @itsbreepayne—and she’s just getting started. ...

“Single people are everywhere, and they don’t all live like the characters in Sex and the City.” That quote is from today’s special guest, Renée Sylvestre-Williams — journalist, editor of The Budgette, and author of the newly released The Singles Tax: No-Nonsense Financial Advice for Solo Earners. With over 15 years of writing about finance, business, and investing under her belt, Renée has been published by top publications and platforms, including The Walrus, Canadian Business, MoneySense, ...

"You might be thinking: OK, OK, I get the selling of the lifestyle and the irony of the messaging, but what more does this have to do with my personal finances? Or money in general? I promise, it’s not that big of a reach." In 2026, we’re using the psychology of money to connect culture, class, and power — and uncover the unexpected ways they influence our financial lives and how we think about wealth. Oftentimes, in forms we’ve never been taught to question. Welcome back to $HMONEY Rad...

"Debt is more than just financial debt, but it’s that baggage that we’re carrying around that prevents us from being successful with our finances." - Kristin Winchester Whether you’re looking for a place to start reflecting on 2025 or trying to figure out how to move differently in 2026, cap off one of the most expensive and financially stressful years in recent history with this soul-soothing conversation between host Anastasia Barbuzzi and special guest Kristin Winchester. Kristin, creator ...

Welcome back to the Hone Your Habits series! This bi-weekly supplement to $HMONEY's regularly scheduled episodes is inspired by David Bach's The Latte Factor, an ode to millennial money habits (like your daily latte). Tune into bite-sized episodes for tips, tricks, and mindset shifts to help improve your financial literacy and money habits to live a healthier, happier lifestyle. In today's episode, host Anastasia Barbuzzi discusses what sales days like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Boxing D...

"I find so many people, women specifically, are not confident making decisions around finance or around politics, or being opinionated because they don't feel comfortable with numbers, and that needs to stop." - Vanessa Vakharia In the spirit of Halloween, we're serving up a special treat—and taking you back to where it all began: our very first full interview on the show. It felt only right to start this journey where so many of our money beliefs and behaviours begin: with a fear of ma...